{"id":9123,"date":"2021-11-24T20:36:38","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T20:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1374042"},"modified":"2021-11-24T20:36:38","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T20:36:38","slug":"ground-breaking-or-site-breaking-what-devs-expect-from-wordpress-5-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=9123","title":{"rendered":"Ground-breaking or site-breaking? What devs expect from WordPress 5.9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image\/tnw?filter_last=1&amp;fit=1280%2C640&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2021%2F09%2FUntitled-design-16.jpg&amp;signature=37148f01e841d1c0cf1f19258fc70858\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>WordPress is a <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/why-developers-divided-over-wordpress\">notoriously divisive<\/a> platform. While the CMS powers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpbeginner.com\/showcase\/25-examples-of-wordpress-being-used-as-a-cms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">a whopping 39%<\/a> of websites, it\u2019s abhorred and adored in equal measure.<\/p>\n<p>The next version looks destined to receive more contrasting reactions. WordPress this week <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2021\/11\/a-look-at-wordpress-5-9\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">shared new details<\/a> on what to expect in release 5.9.<\/p>\n<h2>A block party?<\/h2>\n<p>Set for release on January 25, WordPress 5.9 will add a range of updates, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>The next generation of themes, including <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2021\/10\/06\/introducing-twenty-twenty-two\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">a new default theme<\/a> called Twenty Twenty-Two<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>More than 30 theme blocks<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Extra design tools<\/li>\n<li>Improvements to List View<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The most notable change could be deeper integration of the block editor, which is both loathed and loved by users.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIn terms of changes to theme development, the default Twenty Twenty Two does steer towards even greater reliance on theme blocks, but creation of these, as well as custom post types,&nbsp; template parts, custom pages, etc., is still very easy to achieve,\u201d says Ronan O\u2019Leary, Senior Web Developer at TNW.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XvEG9XWD4JI\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" allowfullscreen frameborder=\"0\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><!--resp-video-container--><\/p>\n<p>Editors will also await the new release with bated breath. O\u2019Leary thinks they can expect some improvements:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"9\">\n<p><span>The improved editor experience delivers a wider sandbox for editors to safely play in. I would be interested to see the impact this type of approach would have for sites other than blog or editorial content types, although could see potential benefits of the handily configurable block-templates in this theme for instances of related products or top sellers for example.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Ground-breaking or site-breaking?<\/h2>\n<p>WordPress said to expect a \u201cground-breaking release,\u201d which <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jemjabella\/status\/1463507854023921667\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">has sparked concern<\/a> about potential turbulence. However, O\u2019Leary says some changes look promising:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"11\">\n<p>At first glance, this does appear to be quite a coup in terms of full site editing and global styles. Having only given this a light spin, the user-experience has certainly improved, and I guess from a content editor\u2019s perspective, will enable a greater number of options and more flexibility.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The changes won\u2019t satisfy everyone, but hopefully, they\u2019ll help more than they\u2019ll hinder.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/what-developers-expect-from-wordpress-5-9\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress is a notoriously divisive platform. While the CMS powers a whopping 39% of websites, it\u2019s abhorred and adored in equal measure. 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